have a problem getting my SL500 out of park. The shifter is stuck, lock in park. However, I remove the boot cover and took a large screwdriver and tap around the shifter knob and freed the stuck shifter. However, now the shifter will not come out of park at all. I checked the brake switch, its fine. It seems that the solenoid has went out or is weak, because that loud clicking sound that I did hear from the shifter now is barely audible.
I welcome any suggests as to fixing and pricing this problem
Thanks

I mentioned this just now in a different thread. I just hit this issue 2 days after the car was in the shop for 4 weeks on a another issue. I mentioned starting another thread on this issue but it appears you already have. It will cost me around 800.00 to replace the shifter. Seems like a common issue. I am curious why it will eventually allow the car out of park after awhile. Sure does seem like something is just sticking a bit but I will have a better idea when I get the bad part back tomorrow. I do feel a solenoid shifting firmly within the assembly when applying the brake. I had a couple of cases where the shifter snagged in reverse as I passed through it and then it was good for about a week. The I had a couple of more snags and then it was good for a week. In some cases I had to pull rather hard to get the shifter to move. Then around week three or so it sufddenly had me stranded.

It was an issue internally with the shifter. Replacement is the cure. They are VIN coded due to the lack of a steering lock. A sharp tap on the top surface will usually free a stuck one to ease removal.